Nowlan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nowlan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Nowlan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wood County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nowlans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nowlan registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Nowlans registered

Texas counties where the Nowlans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wood County1100%

Where the Nowlans were born

Birthplaces the Nowlans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Nowlans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nowlans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Nowlan in the register

The Nowlans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George NowlanWood CountyTennessee1851

Nowlan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nowlan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wood County holds 1 of the 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Nowlans in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Nowlan?

Wood County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Nowlan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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